At Rowanty Creek, Virginia, during the advance on Confederate forces, First Lieutenant David Buckingham and Captain Samuel Smith swam the partially frozen creek in efforts to establish a crossing. For their actions on February 5, 1865, both officers were awarded the Medal of Honor.

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